PHP Basics

Abstract

You’re only two chapters into this book and already quite a bit of ground has been covered. By now, you are familiar with PHP’s background and history, and you have reviewed the language's key installation and configuration concepts and procedures. What you’ve learned so far sets the stage for the remaining material in this book: creating powerful PHP-driven websites! This chapter initiates this discussion, introducing a great number of the language’s foundational features. Specifically, you’ll learn how to do the following: